Daily Republican., 1887-09-24
The Fence Problem soived n Last

ano MIDDLE States, and the vast
extent OF untim bered prairie lands in
the Western States, It has long since
become vell-established fact that
some other materi.l than forest tim Der
must be utilized for fencing purposes,
and At much less expense than the
present cost OF q good post aud rail
fence, which In this section OF our
country COSTS about $1.15 per panel OF
ten feet. Various substitutes In the
shape OF barbed wire, plain wire, etc.
nave been introduced and fairly tested
for feL cling purposes, and they are at
this Time almost universally con-
demned. By the use Of bafbed wire
many horses and cattle have been
maimed and Injured for life, whilst the
plain round wire makes vsFy. meaars
projection against unruly horses and
cattle, and 10 almost entirely useless for
enclosing lands where sheep and swine
are designed to be confined.
For several years past the Usage
orange plant has been used quite ex.
tensively for enclosing fields used for
farming purposes. The Usage 10 . strong,
vigorous grover; IL is adapted to cult.
vation In moet parts OF the United
STATES; but heretofore serious objection
mas been made to enclosing fields with
the Usage from the fact that TO make a
strong hedge sufficiently strong to re.
sist the pressure Of strong animals, it
hau TO be cultivated at width OF two
or three feet ut tue top, which necessa.
rily took up too much space in the field,
and the roots extended lsterally . long
distance from the hedge, intei ferina
With crop cultivation, as well Ms In.
jnring the crops Ia close proximity to
The hedge.
This very serious obj lection has now
0sen entirely overcome by the Dayton
Hedge Company of Day ton, Ohio. At
the special invitation Of the president t
OF said company, l la company with 80
other gentlemen from New Cast ie
County, Del, aud DslA ware County,
IA the greaser poriioo OF them being
substantial, wide awake farmers, who
are largely Interested in the subject OF
fencing, visited a nun Der of farms near
Trenton, New Jersey, In Buckle County,
"a, to thoroughly examine the Dayton
Hedge Compauy's manner OF making o
neat, substantial and close compact
hedge OF osAge. From reading the
statements m ode by q number OF thor.
oughiy reliable gentlemen with whom I
am Intimately acquainted, who had
previously examined the Dayton hedge
III the localitY above named, / left
WI mtngton with the expectation OF
seetng much better hedge than I had
ever before examined; In this I was lot
In any manner dtsap pointed, Ms IL far
exceeded my most sanguine expecta.
tions, and after thoroughly inspecting .
mum Der OF hedges which had been un.
der the coutrel OF this company for one
and two years, l could safely say, ss
the Q 1een OF Sheba said when she be-
held the greatness Of King Solomon,
'Toatihe one-half had never been told
me-"
In several instances we found where
this company had taken old, broken
down, ,dilapidated hodges throug which
COW could pass without difficulty,
and within two years by their patent
process converted the same into beauti.
ful hedges with q width of about 70
inches at their base, tapering I'D to q
width Of from 2 to 4 inches at the top,
with good crop1 Of grass, corn and tur.
nips growing within two feet of tho
hedges, which had been under the care
OF the company, but alongside OF the
portions left uuimpr lved by the CON-
pany, noticed that the growing crops
were stuDted In their gro Nth for several
feet from the hedge.
By the old process OF growing Usage
hedges, after the plants attain the sge
OF three or four years, the main stock Of
the plant WAS cut almost off o short
distance above the surface Of the ground,
and the top thereof forced over until
the branches cams In contact with the
earth, to Ill up tho vacant spaces be-
tween the plants; and ss the sprouts OF
the plant grew out and upward they
were clipped off square On top, and 80
kept until the hedge became two or
three feet wide at the top; and by this
means an indefinite number of ct Of
space OF land at i's base was not eus.
sepdble OF cultivation. To make Q
stauDoh Usage hedge by the old prooess
1t had to be made very broad and thick
At the top; but not 30 with the Dayton
Company's process. This company
train their plants to four wires, the
frst sxo Of which are bRrbed, tte others
plain, ro1nd wires. The sssrn OF ihs
plant, instead OF being hacked almost
off, Is not 30 mutiia.ed and destroyed
by this company, the lateral roots
alone being cut on one ride of the
plant until the stem can bs laid over at
en- angle OF about As degrees. Where
the stem crosses each of tie four wires
q staple is forced into the stem over
each wire, which holds the stem firmly
10 the wirep, which at once gives
strength and solid!ty to the hsdRe The
branches growing out of the stem opon !
the angle above mentioned, grow up
from the upper side of the stem psrpsn.
dicularly, whilst the branches from the
nd ~ aha a
fill mp the entire space batween the
stem and the top Of the ground, max
ing hedge In two years 30 compact
that a chicken or arabbit could not
pass through 1t. We found 8 number
of such hedges, and sm fully eatis-
fed that no reasonable man oan ex-
anime the hedges cultivated by the
Dayton Hedge Company in Bucks
County without saying "tte fehce
problem Is at last solvad." Now .
word as to the expense Of tie Day ton
hedge, in comparison with other fences.
The Dayton Company is the owner Of
sundry letters patent. which covers their
fence. They propose 70 organize stock
companies In each county, with capt
tai stock Of 1000, In shares OF Ss0)
each; n person buying $500 worth Of
stosk, the company will plant one mile
of heise, attend to Il ::Llrse yes.s and
turn 1t over to him a. that time oom-
plete hedge. similar to the ons | have
above described, hog pIoci and chicken
proof This pay meats for the stock to
be N ade In four equal pay N ents. The
Impression has already gane forth tha.
the Day ton hedge cog's tho fat mer $500
per mtle. This is q mistake. The
farmer who buys ESQ wcr,h OF stock
not only gets o mile OF 6rs,.cia hedge,
but also $500 worth Of COED dividend
paying stock Ia the company Wnen
500 600 worth OF stock ia taken by any
county company. the DsJton Company |
has no louge any claim upon such oom.